Coronavirus: WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for virus

05 july 2020 - 11:40:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FIFA president to discuss COVID-19 response at World Football Summit

03 july 2020 - 18:22:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, will discuss the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in football and [...] Full text...

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Niger-EU Political Dialogue opens in Niamey

03 july 2020 - 15:42:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - All Nigeriens, except those in the Diaspora, will have their biometric voters' cards at least a [...] Full text...

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Resource mobilization for the development of the G5 Sahel area continues

01 july 2020 - 15:11:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mobilization of resources for the development of the G5 Sahel area will continue, the [...] Full text...

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EU pursues deeper, stronger partnership with Africa - EC

01 july 2020 - 09:16:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions on Africa, restating the paramount importance of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns ILO chief

01 july 2020 - 05:41:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jobs has been much worse than expected initially, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity, COVID-19 cause for concern in Mauritania

30 june 2020 - 22:50:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The summit of G5 Sahel heads of state here Tuesday expressed deep concern with the security [...] Full text...

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"Survie" criticizes French military intervention in fight against terrorism in Sahel

30 june 2020 - 22:07:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The Survie Association Tuesday criticized the presence of French forces in the Barkane operation under the [...] Full text...

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott

30 june 2020 - 13:15:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting a G5 Sahel heads of state summit on Tuesday, attended by [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel–France Summit: Burkinabe president Kabore in Nouakchott

29 june 2020 - 19:16:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will Tuesday, 30 June, 2020, take part in [...] Full text...

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Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all

27 june 2020 - 06:23:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Over $31 billion is needed during the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Ghazouani enquires about Senegalese counterpart on self-confinement

26 june 2020 - 23:45:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Friday inquired about the state of health of his Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé for single currency in the ECOWAS area

24 june 2020 - 14:44:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé pleaded on Tuesday, during a video-conference, for a single common currency for [...] Full text...

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Arab foreign ministers attached to Libya’s unity, integrity and sovereignty

23 june 2020 - 22:30:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States Tuesday resolved to commit itself to “the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, [...] Full text...

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Gambia remains committed to ECO, urges member states to do same

23 june 2020 - 15:38:50
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told Heads of State and Government in the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO reports largest single day increase in cases

22 june 2020 - 19:24:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the course [...] Full text...

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''OIC Gambia-acquired equipment will enhance police public order management capacity', says Police IG

22 june 2020 - 18:40:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat (Oicgambia) on Monday facilitated the presentation of 900 pieces of security gadgets [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Saeid visits France

22 june 2020 - 15:36:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid started a working and friendship visit to France on Monday at the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Free Trade deal with US not derailing AU trade pact

18 june 2020 - 22:47:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday sought to dispel fears that trade talks between Kenya and the US [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China pledges Africa debt relief to aid fight against coronavirus pandemic

17 june 2020 - 21:43:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured African leaders that his country would continue supporting Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana Football Association cancels premier football league season

15 june 2020 - 06:45:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has cancelled the country’s main premier football league competition, as impacts [...] Full text...

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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news

13 june 2020 - 16:54:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...

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Rwandan papers highlight passing of Burundian President Nkurunziza

13 june 2020 - 16:08:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The untimely death of Burundi's leader, Pierre Nkurunziza, earlier Monday hit front pages of Rwandan newspapers [...] Full text...

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Security, economic challenges in Sahel threatening development in ECOWAS Region – FM

12 june 2020 - 23:28:39
Accra, June 12 (PANA) - Ghana’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said here Friday security [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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AU Virtual Summit: President Issoufou calls for condemnation of George Floyd assassination

12 june 2020 - 15:41:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou has called on the AU Virtual Conference on COVID held on Thursday [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Kenyatta urges African counterparts to bank on innovative youth in combating pandemic

12 june 2020 - 14:07:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged his African counterparts to tap into the innovative abilities of [...] Full text...

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Kenya to lift economic lockdown based on improved healthcare capacity

10 june 2020 - 23:15:23
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - Kenya is planning to gradually re-open the economy once the national and county governments reach at [...] Full text...

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France concerned with extrajudicial killing accusations in antiterrorist fight in Sahel

10 june 2020 - 22:51:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The French foreign affairs ministry Wednesday expressed concern with allegations by Amnesty International of exactions against [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses soldiers in Sahel of killing people under guise of anti-terror operations

10 june 2020 - 05:58:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International is accusing soldiers in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso of rampaging [...] Full text...

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First batch of 79 Rwandans released from Uganda prisons return home Monday

08 june 2020 - 15:26:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The first group of 79 Rwandans who were detained in various Ugandan prisons are due to [...] Full text...

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Gambia, other OIC members to discuss Israeli’s annexation of Palestinian land

07 june 2020 - 13:44:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government says it will be represented on the executive committee of the Organisation of [...] Full text...

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Body of Ugandan trader killed over illegal border crossing to Rwanda to be repatriated

05 june 2020 - 18:28:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of Ugandan national killed earlier this week during a shooting incident in Burera district [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigerien President calls for accelerated production of vaccines

05 june 2020 - 14:34:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on Thursday stressed the need for a global union for mobilization of [...] Full text...

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Uganda set to release 130 more Rwandans

05 june 2020 - 13:30:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ugandan officials have accepted to release 130 more Rwandan nationals following videoconference meeting between the high [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Global solidarity’ needed to find affordable, accessible virus vaccine, says Guterres

05 june 2020 - 05:51:57
New York, US (PANA) - In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the UN chief reminded a virtual medical [...] Full text...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $1.6 billion to Vaccine Alliance

05 june 2020 - 05:17:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the [...] Full text...

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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum

04 june 2020 - 14:24:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...

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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains

03 june 2020 - 21:24:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says pandemic has impacted severely on formal, informal sectors

03 june 2020 - 19:08:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has said that the pandemic has impacted severely on both the [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia FM commends the strong Pan-African solidarity in fight aganst COVID-19

01 june 2020 - 17:55:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has commended the strong pan-African solidarity that has manifested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana President Masisi completes 3rd quarantine

01 june 2020 - 10:12:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi has been ordered to be released from home quarantine after completion [...] Full text...

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CEDEAO management committee examines 2020-2024 action plan on fight against terrorism

29 may 2020 - 19:40:57
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The inaugural session of the management committee for the 2020-2024 action plan on the fight against [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president urges world leaders to avail financial incentives to support economic growth

29 may 2020 - 11:06:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised world leaders to expand financial support to enhance the free flow of [...] Full text...

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AU warns states militarising lockdowns threatens ‘silencing the gun’ initiative

28 may 2020 - 14:11:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The use of lethal force and the militarisation of the state to enforce measures aimed [...] Full text...

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Barrow urges Gambians to be proactive, take appropriate strategies

23 may 2020 - 17:56:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to be proactive and realistic enough to squarely redefine their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization

23 may 2020 - 06:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Build back better and preserve biodiversity after COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief

23 may 2020 - 06:17:55
New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must lead to countries uniting to preserve the natural world, [...] Full text...

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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance

20 may 2020 - 16:09:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis should lead to implementation of a new paradigm in global governance, Nigerien President [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition politicians condemn President’s intended visit to Zimbabwe

18 may 2020 - 13:22:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Opposition politicians in Botswana have condemned President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s intention to travel to Zimbabwe despite the [...] Full text...

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Uganda due to release 176 Rwandans from detention facilities

15 may 2020 - 17:31:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Friday confirmed that Ugandan authorities will release 176 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WAHO rejects report on approving Malagasy Covid-Organics drug for coronavirus

07 may 2020 - 13:17:23
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The West African Health Organization (WAHO)  on Thursday rejected a report that it had approved [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Foreign minister says country continues to struggle with high debt burden

05 may 2020 - 17:00:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, told member States of the Non-Aligned Movement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African Union's Free Trade conference postponed to 2021

30 april 2020 - 13:12:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – A major African trade Summit initially set to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, has been postponed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders discuss role of regional blocs in pandemic response

30 april 2020 - 12:22:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's executive branch has convened its fourth Summit on Wednesday to discuss the management [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WAEMU to issue Covid-19 vouchers for mobilizing resources

28 april 2020 - 15:33:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) will issue coupons to deal with the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Closure of ECOWAS offices in Abuja and Lagos extended till 4 May 2020

28 april 2020 - 14:28:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  ECOWAS Commission president Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has directed that the closure of the ECOWAS offices [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ECOWAS leaders stress containment, prevention and fight against pandemic

24 april 2020 - 07:17:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders on Wednesday stressed that the containment, prevention and fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus) remain [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says two-thirds of Gambian workers face difficult situations due to COVID 19

23 april 2020 - 18:25:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has lamented that two-thirds of workers in Gambia's informal sector (80% of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders meet via teleconference to deliberate on stemming the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic

23 april 2020 - 16:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN to set up regional humanitarian hubs to combat pandemic

23 april 2020 - 16:00:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations is working closely with national governments to set up regional humanitarian hubs in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow to participate in ECOWAS Leaders’ video conference on Covid-19

22 april 2020 - 19:59:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia will participate in a video conference of the ECOWAS Heads of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 26th Commonwealth summit postponed

22 april 2020 - 12:01:17
London, UK (PANA) - This year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for the Rwandan capital, Kigali, has been [...] Full text...

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France pays tribute to the memory of Edem Kodjo

16 april 2020 - 18:05:57
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Thursday paid tribute to the memory of Edem Kodjo, former Prime Minister of Togo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD Finance Ministers commit to contribute to Emergency Fund

10 april 2020 - 17:29:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, on Thursday held [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD Health ministers call for action to combat pandemic

10 april 2020 - 12:10:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has commended “the swift action” taken by Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity as Covid-19 sets its sights on Africa

06 april 2020 - 13:31:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday noted that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility [...] Full text...

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Guterres says G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat

25 march 2020 - 05:12:50
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world’s leading economic forum to respond [...] Full text...

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Kenyan banks agree financial incentives to lessen impact of coronavirus

18 march 2020 - 17:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has agreed to a set of new measures with the [...] Full text...

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Joint G5 Sahel/AU, ECOWAS team meets on deployment of African force in Sahel

17 march 2020 - 10:21:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A joint G5 Sahel/African Union and ECOWAS meeting in Niamey on counter-terrorism on Monday discussed the [...] Full text...

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. Libyan media focus on Contact Group meeting in Congo, France's attempts to resume mediation

14 march 2020 - 19:15:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on France's attempts to fill the void in United Nations-supervised mediation [...] Full text...

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EU wants lasting solutions to degrade al-Shabaab, build up secure environment in Somalia

14 march 2020 - 09:28:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Full cooperation is needed between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States as [...] Full text...

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Rwanda requests postponement of 21st EAC summit over coronavirus fears

13 march 2020 - 13:09:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta, has asked the Secretariat of [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo

12 march 2020 - 19:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...

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South African president arrives in Congo for Libyan crisis summit

12 march 2020 - 09:35:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived on Wednesday in Oyo, some 400 km north of Brazzaville, [...] Full text...

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U.S. Ambassador, Fayez al-Sarraj discuss efforts to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis

11 march 2020 - 13:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International efforts for a political solution to the conflict in Libya were at the centre of [...] Full text...

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Central African States urged to communicate on benefits of new financial market

09 march 2020 - 15:36:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a bid to encourage financial actors to play an increased role in the newly unified [...] Full text...

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Fears of deadlock in political solution in Libya after Ghassan Salamé's departure (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

09 march 2020 - 11:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A week after the resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, the [...] Full text...

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New summit of AU contact group on Libya scheduled for March 12 in Congo

05 march 2020 - 15:57:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A new summit of the African Union contact group on Libya will take place on March [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: UK Department of International Trade launches Africa Investment DealRoom

05 march 2020 - 14:15:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The British High Commission in Mauritius and the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) on [...] Full text...

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Education NGO puts global South on track to deliver balanced, inclusive education for all

04 march 2020 - 12:33:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Education Relief Foundation (ERF), established in 2016 with an ambitious mission to develop, [...] Full text...

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Financial players urged to mobilise to boost Central Africa's new unified market

04 march 2020 - 12:06:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In order to boost Central Africa's new unified financial market, countries, as well as banks, have been [...] Full text...

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Top UN envoy in Libya steps down as stress takes its toll

03 march 2020 - 04:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a [...] Full text...

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Forum expresses concern about Africa's lag to attain SDGs

02 march 2020 - 14:04:08
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - After three days of work on Africa's  implementation of the 17 objectives of the global [...] Full text...

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Forum declares Decade of Action and Achievements of the UN for sustainable development in Africa

02 march 2020 - 11:50:55
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (FRADD) ended at the weekend in Victoria [...] Full text...

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French, Malian FMs meet in Paris after diplomatic incident

29 february 2020 - 19:23:17
Paris, France (PANA) - French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian met on Friday with his Malian counterpart, Tiébilé [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian governments warns against breaching national unity

28 february 2020 - 22:22:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian minister of the Interior, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzough, has warned all those “breaching the [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel, Union of Chambers of Commerce of the Sahel sign cooperation agreement

26 february 2020 - 17:07:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - On the sidelines of its 6th Summit of Heads of State, the G5 Sahel Permanent Secretariat [...] Full text...

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Saudi Fund happy with project progress in Gambia

26 february 2020 - 15:58:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Yousef I. Al-Bassam, Special Adviser of Saudi Fund for Development, on Tuesday expressed delight at the [...] Full text...

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African countries warned of attempts to scuttle their contribution to settlement of Libyan crisis

26 february 2020 - 12:19:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Tuesday expressed his desire to see the African Union play [...] Full text...

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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM

26 february 2020 - 05:25:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...

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6th summit of G5 Sahel heads of state begins in Nouakchott

25 february 2020 - 18:27:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The sixth summit of G5 Sahel heads of state began early Tuesday afternoon, in the premises [...] Full text...

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UN Deputy Secretary General calls for speedy implementation of SDGs

25 february 2020 - 13:35:47
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda is not [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel Summit opens in Nouakchott on Tuesday

25 february 2020 - 10:07:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Four heads of state of the G5 Sahel have arrived in Nouakchott for their sixth summit [...] Full text...

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French FM to participate in General Assembly of Sahel Alliance in Nouakchott on Tuesday

24 february 2020 - 23:48:50
Paris, France (PANA)  - The French minister of foreign affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will Tuesday take part in the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Saudi Fund provides $12million to upgrade Gambia Airport

24 february 2020 - 20:40:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The government of The Gambia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Monday signed a 12 million-dollar [...] Full text...

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Mauritania hosts conference of G5 Sahel ministers

24 february 2020 - 03:32:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The meeting of the Council of G5 Sahel ministers, preparing for the sixth ordinary summit of [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel: President Christian Kaboré to hand over presidency to Mauritanian president on Tuesday

23 february 2020 - 17:32:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Designated on 5 February 2019 by his G5 Sahel peers, current chairman for a one-year [...] Full text...

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Sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to kick-start in Zimbabwe on Monday

23 february 2020 - 15:55:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - On Monday, the sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) will start [...] Full text...

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India moves to increase bilateral trade with Kenya

22 february 2020 - 13:17:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – India plans to build a stronger bilateral partnership with Kenya through the promotion of trade and [...] Full text...

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Quadripartite meeting between Rwanda and Uganda highlighted by Rwandan media

22 february 2020 - 12:36:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week commented on the fourth quadripartite summit between the Heads of State of [...] Full text...

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Uganda given 30 days to verify allegation of supporting dissident forces hostile to Rwanda

21 february 2020 - 19:12:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Friday's fourth quadripartite summit involving Heads of State of Angola, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda has [...] Full text...

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As risk of protests in Zimbabwe grows, President Mnangagwa calls for dialogue

20 february 2020 - 17:04:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for dialogue amid heightened tensions in the country, a day [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Sixth summit of G5 Sahel heads of state on 25 February

19 february 2020 - 23:47:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The sixth ordinary summit of G5 Sahel heads of state will be held on 25 February, [...] Full text...

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EU to restart naval operation in Mediterranean to stop arms flow to Libya

18 february 2020 - 11:46:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Union (EU) foreign ministers have agreed to restart the naval operation in the Mediterranean to [...] Full text...

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Algerian Foreign Minister in Tripoli as part of his country's mediation

18 february 2020 - 11:09:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday to hold talks with his Libyan [...] Full text...

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Arab Maghreb Union to create television channel

17 february 2020 - 17:57:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) has decided to launch a Maghreb Television news channel of international [...] Full text...

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Algeria urges the international community to support Libya to resolve its crisis

17 february 2020 - 17:46:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, has called on the international community to support efforts to enable [...] Full text...

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World Bank's chief of operations tours 4 Sahel countries

17 february 2020 - 14:52:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Director General of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg has embarked on a 10-day tour [...] Full text...

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German FM stresses role of AU, Arab League in resolution of Libyan crisis

17 february 2020 - 02:02:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The German minister of foreign affairs, Heiko Maas, on Sunday in Munich reaffirmed the key role [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF youth leaders move back anti-corruption summit

16 february 2020 - 15:14:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended Zanu PF party youth leaders Lewis Matutu and Godfrey Tsenengamu have moved back their planned [...] Full text...

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Enlarged Summit on Libya holding in Munich, Germany, Sunday

16 february 2020 - 14:55:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An expanded summit on Libya will be held on Sunday in Germany, on the sidelines of [...] Full text...

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Relations with AU, Libya on agenda of EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels

15 february 2020 - 17:14:25
Paris, France (PANA) - Heads of European diplomacy will meet on Monday in Brussels, as the Foreign Affairs Council of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Rwanda sign agreement on air services

14 february 2020 - 22:17:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia and Rwanda have signed a deal on air services to allow for the free movement [...] Full text...

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Third round of ministerial talks between Rwanda, Uganda opens in Kigali to diffuse tensions

14 february 2020 - 20:15:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The third round of talks by an Adhoc committee involving Rwandan top officials, including diplomats, intelligence [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins 2020 'Malabo Declaration' award

14 february 2020 - 13:38:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian agriculture won the 'Malabo Declaration' award for 2020, presented by the African Union Commission at [...] Full text...

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Africa-France Summit to be held on 3 and 4 June in Bordeaux

14 february 2020 - 10:10:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French Ambassador to Tunisia, Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, announced on Thursday in Tunis that the Africa-France [...] Full text...

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Is the UN Security Council resolution in Libya progress towards peace or simple media buzz? (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2020 - 22:21:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday, which aroused hopes for ceasefire in Libya, was hardly [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Businesses remained closed as operators feared being targeted by protesters

13 february 2020 - 18:43:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stores remained closed on Wednesday at the Madina market, the largest and heart of the Guinean [...] Full text...

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Can the AU help Mozambique combat terrorism? - Analysis

13 february 2020 - 15:13:50
Top of Form Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - For the first time the escalating terrorist threat in Mozambique has been discussed by [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council adopts resolution for lasting ceasefire in Libya

12 february 2020 - 23:41:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The UN Security Council Wednesday adopted Resolution 2510 calling for a permanent ceasefire in Libya, official [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to end Boko Haram terrorism "once and for all"

12 february 2020 - 18:18:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday ended a one-day visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital [...] Full text...

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Angolan president chief guest at Cape Verde's 45th independence anniversary

12 february 2020 - 15:06:42
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Angolan President João Lourenço will be the chief guest at celebrations of the 45th anniversary [...] Full text...

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AU supports reconciliation conference in Libya

11 february 2020 - 18:47:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 33rd summit of the African Union (AU), held on 9 and 10 February in Addis [...] Full text...

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Zambia: First Lady says Zambia may defeat AIDS by 2030

11 february 2020 - 18:37:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s First Lady, Esther Lungu, says the Zambian Government is committed to ending AIDS by 2030, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US agency in moves to develop 1,350 megawatt electricity in Abuja

11 february 2020 - 17:44:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States (US) Trade and Development Agency on Tuesday (USTDA) awarded a grant to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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'Tunisia determined to develop relations with Africa'

11 february 2020 - 09:23:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian state secretary for foreign affairs, and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Bachtobji, on Monday reaffirmed [...] Full text...

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AU designates Tunisia to host TICAD 8

11 february 2020 - 08:47:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has been designated by the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa to host the [...] Full text...

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President Felix Tshisekedi describes election as AU vice-president as DRC’s return to African scene

10 february 2020 - 20:45:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said here Monday that his election as vice-president of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia submits ratification of AU convention on fighting corruption

10 february 2020 - 18:03:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Acting Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Bachtobji has submitted the instruments of ratification of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to release all children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP, other bandits

10 february 2020 - 15:57:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Tshisekedi elected AU Chairperson for 2021

10 february 2020 - 15:08:05
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has been elected first Vice [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ministers for hydrocarbons take measures for environmental protection

10 february 2020 - 14:33:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ministers in charge of Hydrocarbons, Environment, Energy and Mines in the ECOWAS Member States as [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Moroccan diplomatic chief calls for Libyan solution to Libya's crisis

10 february 2020 - 10:46:18
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad Minister, Nasser Bourita, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Congo president announces inclusive Libyan National Reconciliation Conference

10 february 2020 - 09:20:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Chairman of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders set up panel on Nigeria's land border closure

10 february 2020 - 09:05:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have constituted a committee, headed by [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Sudanese prime minister confers with UN Secretary General

09 february 2020 - 19:20:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on the [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: AU Peace and Security Council proposes measures to end Libyan fighting

09 february 2020 - 19:14:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council, which met the day before the summit of African [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: UN chief calls for ‘collective, comprehensive, coordinated’ response to challenges facing Africa

09 february 2020 - 18:18:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: African leaders meet against background of huge challenges

09 february 2020 - 18:05:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – African leaders on Sunday began their 33rd Summit in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Silencing the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President meets Canadian PM, pledges to strengthen bilateral ties

09 february 2020 - 14:47:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday described Nigeria-Canada relations as very cordial, expressing his desire [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: AU inaugurates headquarters of Committee on Intelligence, Security Services

09 february 2020 - 14:39:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Sunday inaugurated the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence and Security [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Nigeria's President says ECOWAS mobilising funds to combat terrorism

09 february 2020 - 10:43:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that member States of [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: G5 Sahel chairman describes the security situation in the area as 'worrying'

09 february 2020 - 10:23:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The G5 Sahel countries are facing a worrying security situation, Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: AU, UN launch book on outstanding African women, women-led organisations

09 february 2020 - 06:35:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday joined dignitaries attending the AU Summit for the [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: UN chief urges South Sudanese president, rival to agree on unity gov't

09 february 2020 - 03:12:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged leaders of war-torn South Sudan, where a deadline [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres addresses AU High Level Meeting on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment

09 february 2020 - 02:27:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Addressing a High Level Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at the African Union [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Troika warns south Sudanese coming AU summit their last chance to revamp peace talks

08 february 2020 - 19:36:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Troika group has warned that the coming African union summit might be the last chance [...] Full text...

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Hamdouk arrives in Addis Ababa for African Summit

08 february 2020 - 16:53:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister  Abdalla Hamdouk  arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, leading Sudan’s delegation to the [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde participates in AU 33rd summit of heads of state and government

08 february 2020 - 16:30:56
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -  The president of the Republic of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, left here Saturday for [...] Full text...

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Meeting in Addis Ababa on Libya, Sahel region on sidelines of 33rd AU summit

08 february 2020 - 13:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is Saturday hosting a summit on Libya and the Sahel region [...] Full text...

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Africa must speak with one voice on Libyan issue - Chergui

08 february 2020 - 00:39:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  The African Union commissioner for peace and security, Smaïl Chergui, said here Friday called on [...] Full text...

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IBK meets with under-secretary of state for political affairs

07 february 2020 - 22:02:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The US Under-secretary of state for political affairs, David Hale, was received here Thursday by Malian [...] Full text...

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Malian president to preside 43rd session of the IFAD council of governors in Roma

07 february 2020 - 20:52:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta will Tuesday in the Italian capital preside over the opening ceremony [...] Full text...

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President Ramaphosa leads South African delegation to AU Summit in Addis Ababa

07 february 2020 - 20:35:04
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)  - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will head off to Addis Abba, Ethiopia, at the weekend [...] Full text...

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AU intends to send observers to monitor Libyan ceasefire

07 february 2020 - 18:35:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union, in collaboration with the United Nations, plans to send observers to monitor [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President misses AU Summit for medical reason

07 february 2020 - 18:10:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied will not attend the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit scheduled for February [...] Full text...

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Buhari leaves Abuja for AU summit in Addis Ababa

07 february 2020 - 16:46:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Friday to attend the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads [...] Full text...

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Malian President to attend 33rd Summit of AU Heads of State

07 february 2020 - 16:23:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta will participate in the 33rd Assembly of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM in Addis Ababa for 36th session of AU Executive Council

07 february 2020 - 15:35:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, arrived in [...] Full text...

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Suspended ZANU PF members plot anti-corruption summit for Valentine's Day in Zimbabwe

07 february 2020 - 15:18:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Suspended ZANU PF political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu has set Valentine’s Day to host an anti-corruption summit, [...] Full text...

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AU silencing the gun campaign silent on justice against warlords (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

07 february 2020 - 14:34:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The campaign to silence the guns and weapons of war in Africa, the focus of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Akufo-Addo to visit Brussels on 5 March

06 february 2020 - 11:41:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - At the invitation of the Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), Ghanaian President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied to take part in next AU summit

05 february 2020 - 22:10:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied will take part in proceedings of the 33rd session of the conference [...] Full text...

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Haftar salutes Algeria's efforts to secure stability in Libya

05 february 2020 - 16:37:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has [...] Full text...

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France increases staff for Barkane operation

04 february 2020 - 22:02:57
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron, in accordance with the orientations from the Pau summit and the construction [...] Full text...

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Foreign ministers of countries affected by Libyan crisis set to meet in March

03 february 2020 - 13:04:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has announced a new meeting mid-March of foreign ministers from countries [...] Full text...

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Malian president to take part in EU/G5 Sahel meeting in Brussels

01 february 2020 - 15:35:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been invited to take part in the European Union/G5 Sahel [...] Full text...

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As a result of Brexit, UK will have to conclude country-by-country cooperation agreements

01 february 2020 - 14:55:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  In line with the timetable set by the parties, the United Kingdom (UK) left the European [...] Full text...

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No military solution to Libyan crisis, says Congolese President Nguesso

31 january 2020 - 10:42:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who heads the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, [...] Full text...

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8th AU Committee summit: Algeria volunteers to host national reconciliation conference in Libya

30 january 2020 - 23:42:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The African Union high level committee on Libya announced at its meeting hosted in the Congolese [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj denounces negative foreign interference that hinders political resolution in Libya

30 january 2020 - 22:50:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Thursday [...] Full text...

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Rwanda calls for the end of external interference as inter-Libyan dialogue opens in Brazzaville

30 january 2020 - 17:24:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of East African Community Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville summit on Libya, an opportunity for the AU to relaunch itself on the Libyan issue (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 january 2020 - 13:10:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) High Level [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Turkey bilateral trade increases over the decade - says Gambian minister

29 january 2020 - 18:19:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Lamin Jobe, has said country data shows [...] Full text...

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Saied, Mushikiwabo discuss preparations for the Francophonie summit

29 january 2020 - 18:10:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preparations for the international summit of the Francophonie were the main focus of discussion in Tunis [...] Full text...

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Gor pip Sofapaka to retake Kenyan Premier League lead

29 january 2020 - 17:50:04
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Skipper Kenneth Muguna scored a second-half winner as defending champions Gor Mahia beat Sofapaka 2-1 in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host world family summit in May

28 january 2020 - 16:31:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the World Family Summit for the first time from May 12 to 15, [...] Full text...

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UK re-affirms commitment to Africa's economic growth - AfDB

28 january 2020 - 15:33:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Kingdom remains the top donor to the African Development Fund (ADF), the Bank’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt. forces shoot down drone belonging to Haftar

28 january 2020 - 14:07:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a continuation of the violation of the truce between the two warring parties in Libya, [...] Full text...

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AU Summit on Libyan crisis to be held on Thursday in Brazzaville

28 january 2020 - 10:00:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union High Level Committee on [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UDPS, Haut Katanga demands resignation of president of national assembly

27 january 2020 - 17:53:57
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  The federation of the Union of Democrats for Social Progress (UDPS) for Haut Katanga (UDPS/Haut [...] Full text...

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'G5 Sahel national armies can hunt down terrorists beyond their borders'

27 january 2020 - 07:36:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The army chiefs of staff of the G5 Sahel on Sunday authorised their forces to [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNU responds to violations of truce by pro-Hatar forces

25 january 2020 - 15:44:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Army loyal to the Government of National Accord has responded to what it called repeated [...] Full text...

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AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina opens trading on the London Stock Exchange

25 january 2020 - 05:40:40
London, UK (PANA) - “Ringing of the bell here today, marks the beginning of a new exciting, strategic, and impactful [...] Full text...

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Togolese president Gnassingbe pays one-day visit to Gabon

24 january 2020 - 09:04:41
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Togolese president Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe on Thursday paid a day's visit to Gabon where he had discussions [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Pharmacists welcome commitment of African Heads of State to criminalize trafficking of counterfeit medicines

23 january 2020 - 17:11:18
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Order of Pharmacists in Ziguinchor and Sédhiou regions of southern Senegal has welcomed the decision [...] Full text...

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Togolese President Gnassingbé expected on Thursday in Gabon

23 january 2020 - 08:57:48
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is expected in Libreville on Thursday for a visit to Gabon [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, India sign MoU for the creation of an IT center in Tunis

22 january 2020 - 18:06:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sabri Bachtobji, held talks on Wednesday with the Indian [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt. to introduce ZWL$50 note as local currency continues to devalue

22 january 2020 - 18:00:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will introduce ZWL (Zimbabwe dollar) $50 notes to address its currency crisis in [...] Full text...

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Four EU ministers in Mali to fine tune creation of special security force

22 january 2020 - 11:49:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four European Union ministers have visited Mali as a follow-up to the Pau Summit in France [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General calls for pressure on Libyan factions to respect ceasefire

22 january 2020 - 11:24:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the Security Council and the international community to [...] Full text...

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Senegal obtains 155 billion CFAF financing for Olympic Stadium

21 january 2020 - 23:07:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The group Standard Chartered Bank Tuesday decided to grant 238 million Euros or more than 155 [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Egypt praised for steering AU to prosperity

21 january 2020 - 19:42:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Egypt has been praised for its leadership of the African Union (AU) organs in 2019 [...] Full text...

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